in a reserved or secretive manner.

(idiomatic) To draw toward a conclusion; to end.

(mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly. / (mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.

Capable of operating at a short distance. / Hit, shot, or taken from nearby the target.

Expressing finality, that that preceding material is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.

Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.

(sports) The time of year when no competition takes place. / (hunting, fishing) The time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted.

The ordered arrangement of objects such as to create the greatest density (e.g. of atoms in a crystal).

plural of close shave

(uncountable, chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.d4 d5, in which both White and Black move their queen's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.